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Another Lousy Day
From Long Haul Productions | Part of the Homeplace Series series | 00:17:36
A critically-acclaimed story detailing one man's quest to find the author of two diaries from 1960 and 1961 that he found in a thrift store.
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A few years ago, Chicago writer David Kodeski found two diaries from 1960 and 1961 in a resale shop. The diaries' author, a single, working woman who lived on the Chicago's South Side, wrote meticulously about her everyday life: how she flirted with her co-workers, fought with her Dad, shopped for things she didn't need, and searched for happiness as she worried about her weight and hairdo:
November 9
"Another lousy day. I wore my blue suit with the pleated skirt and looked sharp. Mike looked but ignored me again and I'm getting so disgusted. I don't care anymore. Besides my other admirer has been around. He came first thing in the morning, unfortunately when Zoya and I were having an argument. But, he talked to me for quite a while --this time we discussed house plants etc. He sure is nice but I wish he was a little older. At last break when I went into the cafeteria he asked me to sit at his table which was filled with fellows and he held out and pushed in my chair. Ate like a pig when I got home."
Kodeski bought the diaries, took them home, and began to read. The result: a one-man show called "Another Lousy Day," detailing his quest to find the diary's author. He and producers Elizabeth Meister and Dan Collison, in association with Chicago Public Radio, adapted the show to radio. Diana Slickman reads the diary entries.
First broadcast on Chicago Public Radio and on All Things Considered in 2003.
Lost in the Mail
From KCRW | Part of the UnFictional series | 00:14:06
It's a dreamlike visit to the U.S. Postal Service mail recovery center. Producer Samara Freemark finds her way there after she loses a package in the mail. She meets many of the regulars, and arouses the suspicions of the authorities.
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It's a dreamlike visit to the U.S. Postal Service mail recovery center. Producer Samara Freemark finds her way there after she loses a package in the mail. She meets many of the regulars, and arouses the suspicions of the authorities.
Lost in the Mail
From KCRW | Part of the UnFictional series | 00:14:06
It's a dreamlike visit to the U.S. Postal Service mail recovery center. Producer Samara Freemark finds her way there after she loses a package in the mail. She meets many of the regulars, and arouses the suspicions of the authorities.
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- Lost in the Mail
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- KCRW
It's a dreamlike visit to the U.S. Postal Service mail recovery center. Producer Samara Freemark finds her way there after she loses a package in the mail. She meets many of the regulars, and arouses the suspicions of the authorities.
Don't Hate the Player
From KCRW | Part of the UnFictional series | 00:15:24
A charity basketball game pitting a team of little people against a team of law enforcement officers goes very wrong.
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Shane Conrad is a actor, writer and producer. (He's also the son of famed actor Robert Conrad.) One day Shane comes up with what he thinks is a great idea: make a cop show featuring a monkey and a little person. Instead, he somehow ends up putting on a no-holds-barred basketball grudge match, pitting a team of police officers against the defending national dwarf basketball champions. Nothing goes as planned.
Taking Mom to the Movies
From KCRW | Part of the UnFictional series | 00:10:49
After his mother has a massive stroke, writer Dave White describes the quick thinking and problem solving necessary for a simple trip to the movies.
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Writer Dave White has a story about caring for his mother after a massive stroke. A simple trip to the movies turns into a complicated mission featuring an improvised clean up operation, and the fine art of comforting a crying person.
